Welcome to Season Eight of the Swerve South podcast! Today, Jaime Harker and Theresa Starkey kick off an unprecedented season dedicated to showcasing the diverse and insightful work of students in University of Mississippi’s Gender Studies classes. This special season launches in conjunction with the 2024 Isom Student Gender Conference, highlighting critical conversations and research lead by undergraduate and graduate students alike.

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'Season 8, Episode 1 // Amplifying Insights: Announcing a Season of Student Voices'

FEB 22, 202412 MIN
Swerve South

'Season 8, Episode 1 // Amplifying Insights: Announcing a Season of Student Voices'

FEB 22, 202412 MIN

Description

  • Theresa gives an introduction to the 2024 Isom Student Gender Conference with the theme Intersections of Inequality. Mississippi’s longest continuously running student conference, it will take place March 20-22 on campus, featuring the work of undergraduate and graduate students and offering opportunities to engage and converse.
  • Jaime announces the Conference’s keynote speaker, Dr. Alex Ketchum, who will present on how gender and sexuality research circulates in public forums on Thursday, March 21 at 4 PM. Visit Dr. Ketchum’s website to read her full bio!
  • Our hosts preview two of the student podcasts soon to appear in the Swerve South feed! Get ready for Sophia Purvis’s exploration of 90s gender and sexuality through a podcast episode on Sex and the City, and an episode on the culture surrounding roller skating by Jaleah Walker.